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| case study interview frameworks: Case in Point Marc Cosentino, 2011 Marc Cosentino demystifies the consulting case interview. He takes you inside a typical interview by exploring the various types of case questions and he shares with you the acclaimed Ivy Case System which will give you the confidence to answer even the most sophisticated cases. The book includes over 40 strategy cases, a number of case starts exercises, several human capital cases, a section on marketing cases and 21 ways to cut costs. |
| case study interview frameworks: Case Interview Secrets Victor Cheng, 2012 Cheng, a former McKinsey management consultant, reveals his proven, insider'smethod for acing the case interview. |
| case study interview frameworks: Hacking the Case Interview Taylor Warfield, 2017 To land a management consulting job at any of the top firms, including McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, L.E.K., Oliver Wyman and Accenture, you must get through several rounds of case interviews. Whether your interview is in a few weeks or even tomorrow, this book is written to get you the maximum amount of knowledge in the least amount of time. I cut out all of the filler material that some other consulting books have, and tell you everything that you need to know in a clear and direct way. With this shortcut guide, you will: Understand and become proficient at the nine different parts of a case interview, and know exactly what to say and do in each step Learn the only framework strategy that you need to memorize to craft unique and tailored frameworks for every possible case scenario Gain knowledge of basic business terms and principles so that you can develop an astute business intuition Acquire the skills to solve any market sizing or other quantitative problem Uncover how to differentiate yourself from the thousands of other candidates who are fighting to get the same job you are Practice your case interview skills with included practice cases and sample answers Also visit HackingTheCaseInterview.com for a one-week online crash course to pass your upcoming interview. |
| case study interview frameworks: An Introduction to Management Consultancy Marc Baaij, 2013-12-30 ‘I have never seen such a book about management consulting before: this sets a new standard. This book is extremely thorough and addresses all of the relevant topics.’ - Sander van ′t Noordende, Group Chief Executive Products Operating Group, Accenture Whether you are looking to build on your management studies or experience of working in business, you are likely to have come across management consultancy and will need a clear and concise introduction to this area to help you understand its practices and techniques in order to hire and implement management consultancy in the future. This text provides you with these essentials for success in your studies and later industries when working with and not just for consultancy firms. The text is built around learning objectives to empower your understanding of the ′what′, ′how′, ′when′ and ′why′ at macro and micro levels of management consultancy and its stakeholders, and provides you with engaging real life examples and extra web materials for study. As well as full courses on management consultancy, this text will be invaluable to your management knowledge and skill-set across strategy, change, analytics, problem-solving, solution implementation and decision-making as applied by the world′s top management consulting firms, such as McKinsey & Company, The Boston Consulting Group, and Bain & Company. Lecturer’s resources Lecturer’s guide Teaching notes per chapter Answer guidance to end-of-chapter questions in book Suggested discussion questions Suggested small group assignments Suggested small group field project Lecture slides Option 1: provide all figures of the book on PowerPoint slides Option 2: create complete PowerPoint presentations for each chapter Exercises Exam questions Discussion forum Student resources Templates for developing logical structures Web resources Consultancy publications Consultancy web site, career page Job application preparation services Consultancy institutions |
| case study interview frameworks: Vault Guide to the Case Interview Mark Asher, Eric Chung, Vault (Firm), 2002 Professional career guide from the Vault Career Library providing detailed case-by-case explanations of the consulting interview and strategies for cracking it. |
| case study interview frameworks: Ace Your Case V WetFeet.com (Firm), WetFeet (Firm), 2004 Consulting recruiters use the case interview as a primary means of evaluating interviewees. The fifth book in WetFeets popular Ace Your Case series provides 15 more case questions to help consulting hopefuls sharpen their case-cracking skills. |
| case study interview frameworks: How to Get Into the Top Consulting Firms Tim Darling, 2009 |
| case study interview frameworks: Cracking Case Interviews Jonathon Yarde, Max Serrano, 2020-10-08 Top consulting firms like McKinsey, BCG, and Bain only hire about 1% of their job applicants. Becoming a management consultant is difficult, but it is possible if you use a proven approach at each stage of the process.Cracking Case Interviews is a comprehensive one-stop shop for landing a job in consulting. This book will help you: Write the perfect consulting resume and cover letter that gets multiple interview invitations from top consultancies Learn the 7 different parts of a case interview and exactly what you need to do in each step Master maths tips and tricks to solve market sizing and other case interview questions quickly and accurately Discover the most commonly used frameworks in consulting and how you can use them for inspiration, without over-relying on them Practice with 5 full-length sample cases that are based on McKinsey, BCG, and Bain case interviews Prepare answers to behavioural interview questions, like Why consulting?, Why McKinsey?, or Tell me about a time you led a team. Max Serrano and Jonathon Yarde are former consultants and instructors at IGotAnOffer, the #1 website for case interview preparation, which has helped place over 2,000 applicants in consulting careers since 2015. This book translates the countless hours the authors have spent coaching undergraduates, MBAs, PhDs, MDs, JDs, and experienced hires on their consulting applications. |
| case study interview frameworks: Crack the Case System David Ohrvall, 2011 Crack the Case System is a complete training program, covering every aspect of the infamous case interview favored by top management consulting firms and a growing number of Fortune 500 companies. David Ohrvall's step-by-step approach combines practical instruction on structuring, analytics and communication, as well as insider tips and insights gained from training thousands of candidates. CTCS includes over 150 bonus videos on mbacase.com, 42 practice cases, homework and drills. About the author: David Ohrvall is the global expert on the topic of case interviews. A dynamic and sought-after speaker, he trains several thousand MBAs and undergraduates each year at premiere business schools around the world, including Wharton, Stanford, Harvard Business School, Chicago Booth, Duke's Fuqua School of Business, INSEAD, Oxford and Cambridge. David also has an extensive private coaching practice that has helped launch hundreds of candidates into consulting, venture capital, and a variety of industries. David is a former management consultant (Bain & Company), and a graduate of the Wharton School (MBA & undergrad). Learn more about David at www.mbacase.com. |
| case study interview frameworks: The Pyramid Principle Barbara Minto, 2021 This book reveals that the mind automatically sorts information into distinctive pyramidal groupings. However, if any group of ideas are arranged into a pyramid structure in the first place, not only will it save valuable time and effort to write, it will take even less effort to read and comprehend it |
| case study interview frameworks: The Ultimate Case Interview Workbook Taylor Warfield, 2019-07-31 In The Ultimate Case Interview Workbook, you'll sharpen your case interview skills to dominate your upcoming interview and land your dream consulting job. Taylor Warfield, a former Bain management consultant and interviewer, provides essential practice problems and challenging cases to develop the skills needed to get multiple job offers. Use this workbook to access: 65+ problems tailored towards each type of question in case interviews Feel confident across a range of interview questions including framework questions, market sizing problems, profitability assessments, breakeven analysis, charts & graphs analysis, brainstorming questions, and other qualitative questions 15 full-length cases based on McKinsey, BCG, and Bain interviews Build business acumen across a variety of industries (e.g., technology, retail, healthcare, energy, finance, non-profit) and functions (e.g., strategy, operations) Efficient practice that can be done individually or with a partner Save yourself time by working through carefully crafted practice problems and cases that teach you a new concept, strategy, or takeaway each time Warfield's former students include undergraduates, MBAs, advanced degree holders, and experienced hires. They have landed job offers at top consulting firms, including McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, L.E.K., Oliver Wyman, and Accenture as well as at Fortune 500 strategy groups. I felt really confident after my McKinsey interview - this book's cases prepared me perfectly! They were very similar to the ones I received in my first and final round interviews. -McKinsey Consultant, Wharton MBA Candidate I had very little time before my next BCG interview. This book provided me with plenty of practice that I could do by myself. After working through these cases, I felt excited going into my interviews. -BCG Associate, Experienced Hire These cases were much higher quality than those found in other case books. The explanations were detailed and thorough and I got to practice thinking like a true consultant. -Bain Consultant, Stanford Undergraduate Also visit HackingTheCaseInterview.com for a one-week online crash course to pass your upcoming interview. |
| case study interview frameworks: The Consulting Interview Bible Jenny Rae Le Roux, Kevin Gao, 2014 |
| case study interview frameworks: The Fourth Industrial Revolution Klaus Schwab, 2017-01-03 World-renowned economist Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, explains that we have an opportunity to shape the fourth industrial revolution, which will fundamentally alter how we live and work. Schwab argues that this revolution is different in scale, scope and complexity from any that have come before. Characterized by a range of new technologies that are fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds, the developments are affecting all disciplines, economies, industries and governments, and even challenging ideas about what it means to be human. Artificial intelligence is already all around us, from supercomputers, drones and virtual assistants to 3D printing, DNA sequencing, smart thermostats, wearable sensors and microchips smaller than a grain of sand. But this is just the beginning: nanomaterials 200 times stronger than steel and a million times thinner than a strand of hair and the first transplant of a 3D printed liver are already in development. Imagine “smart factories” in which global systems of manufacturing are coordinated virtually, or implantable mobile phones made of biosynthetic materials. The fourth industrial revolution, says Schwab, is more significant, and its ramifications more profound, than in any prior period of human history. He outlines the key technologies driving this revolution and discusses the major impacts expected on government, business, civil society and individuals. Schwab also offers bold ideas on how to harness these changes and shape a better future—one in which technology empowers people rather than replaces them; progress serves society rather than disrupts it; and in which innovators respect moral and ethical boundaries rather than cross them. We all have the opportunity to contribute to developing new frameworks that advance progress. |
| case study interview frameworks: Case in Point 10 Marc Cosentino, 2018-05-16 Featuring the Ivy Case System - including a section on government and nonprofit cases. |
| case study interview frameworks: Qualitative Research Interviewing Tom Wengraf, 2001-06-25 This text provides a comprehensive resource for those concerned with the practice of semi-structured interviewing, the most commonly used interview approach in social research, and in particular for depth, biographic narrative interviewing, the interview methods of choice in qualitative research. |
| case study interview frameworks: The McKinsey Way Ethan M. Rasiel, 1999-02-22 If more business books were as useful, concise, and just plain fun to read as THE MCKINSEY WAY, the business world would be a better place. --Julie Bick, best-selling author of ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW IN BUSINESS I LEARNED AT MICROSOFT. Enlivened by witty anecdotes, THE MCKINSEY WAY contains valuable lessons on widely diverse topics such as marketing, interviewing, team-building, and brainstorming. --Paul H. Zipkin, Vice-Dean, The Fuqua School of Business It's been called a breeding ground for gurus. McKinsey & Company is the gold-standard consulting firm whose alumni include titans such as In Search of Excellence author Tom Peters, Harvey Golub of American Express, and Japan's Kenichi Ohmae. When Fortune 100 corporations are stymied, it's the McKinsey-ites whom they call for help. In THE MCKINSEY WAY, former McKinsey associate Ethan Rasiel lifts the veil to show you how the secretive McKinsey works its magic, and helps you emulate the firm's well-honed practices in problem solving, communication, and management. He shows you how McKinsey-ites think about business problems and how they work at solving them, explaining the way McKinsey approaches every aspect of a task: How McKinsey recruits and molds its elite consultants; How to sell without selling; How to use facts, not fear them; Techniques to jump-start research and make brainstorming more productive; How to build and keep a team at the top its game; Powerful presentation methods, including the famous waterfall chart, rarely seen outside McKinsey; How to get ultimate buy-in to your findings; Survival tips for working in high-pressure organizations. Both a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most admired and secretive companies in the business world and a toolkit of problem-solving techniques without peer, THE MCKINSEY WAY is fascinating reading that empowers every business decision maker to become a better strategic player in any organization. |
| case study interview frameworks: The Great Mental Models, Volume 1 Shane Parrish, Rhiannon Beaubien, 2024-10-15 Discover the essential thinking tools you’ve been missing with The Great Mental Models series by Shane Parrish, New York Times bestselling author and the mind behind the acclaimed Farnam Street blog and “The Knowledge Project” podcast. This first book in the series is your guide to learning the crucial thinking tools nobody ever taught you. Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett have credited their success to mental models–representations of how something works that can scale onto other fields. Mastering a small number of mental models enables you to rapidly grasp new information, identify patterns others miss, and avoid the common mistakes that hold people back. The Great Mental Models: Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts shows you how making a few tiny changes in the way you think can deliver big results. Drawing on examples from history, business, art, and science, this book details nine of the most versatile, all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making and productivity. This book will teach you how to: Avoid blind spots when looking at problems. Find non-obvious solutions. Anticipate and achieve desired outcomes. Play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses, … and more. The Great Mental Models series demystifies once elusive concepts and illuminates rich knowledge that traditional education overlooks. This series is the most comprehensive and accessible guide on using mental models to better understand our world, solve problems, and gain an advantage. |
| case study interview frameworks: Case in Point Marc Cosentino, Mukund Jain, 2016 The use of complex graphs in case interviews has exploded. Interviewees have a very short time to look at the graph, analyze it, extract what is important and apply it to their answer. This book was designed to help understand the role of graphs in consulting (both during an interview and on the job). The authors introduce the Ivy Graph Framework to assist the analysis of graphs during interviews. In addition the book provides ten sophisticated cases with numerous graphs per case. |
| case study interview frameworks: Mastering the Case Analysis Alexander Chernev, 2006 Written by one of the top professors at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, Mastering the Case Analysis offers a systematic approach to analyzing business cases typically given in MBA job interviews. An overdue and much-needed aid to support students' preparation for case interviews, this book introduces an integrative framework for analyzing business problems and offers a detailed overview of the essential methods and concepts used in case analysis. |
| case study interview frameworks: Case in Point: Government and Nonprofit: Case Interview and Strategic Preparation for Consulting Interviews in the Public Sector Marc Cosentino, Evan Piekara, 2019-02-03 Case interviews come in all formats. The key, as an interviewee, is being prepared. Know what the interviewer is looking for, know the industry/sector, the jargon, the constraints and stakeholders, and how people in the industry operate. Government and nonprofit cases span a wide variety of problems, issues, stakeholders, and politics, which makes them trickier than private sector case interviews. |
| case study interview frameworks: Crack the Case David Ohrvall, 2003-09 |
| case study interview frameworks: The Belmont Report United States. National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, 1978 |
| case study interview frameworks: The Handbook of Social Work Research Methods Bruce Thyer, 2010 In the field of social work, qualitative research is starting to gain more prominence as are mixed methods and various issues regarding race, ethnicity and gender. These changes in the field are reflected and updated in The Handbook of Social Work Research Methods, Second Edition. This text contains meta analysis, designs to evaluate treatment and provides the support to help students harness the power of the Internet. This handbook brings together leading scholars in research methods in social work. --Book Jacket. |
| case study interview frameworks: Case Master Ron Clouse, Valentin Nugmanov, 2018-11-12 Case Master is a curated collection of thoughtful practice cases for consulting which will enable you to get a competitive edge for your upcoming case interviews. Case Master cases are all made to the highest standard and are custom-designed for optimal preparation and achieving mastery of all the core skills for case interviews: analysis, synthesis, calculation, estimation, and creativity. Maximizing the breadth and depth of your learning, Case Master is the only resource to offer concept-driven cases, challenging blindspots, guesstimateable axis variables, customizable case difficulty, and handy case kits for partner practice. Alone or with a practice partner, with Case Master you will scrutinize all fundamental case types (profit-and-loss, sales growth, market entry, investment, and counter-competition) and you will learn: 1 set of universal business categories applicable to any consulting case, 2 meanings of positioning and 3 meanings of push vs. pull, 4 types of economic inputs and outputs, 10 trending concepts to expand your problem-solving toolkit, 40 essential business metrics and terms, and much more at Case Master Club online. Whether you are a graduate student or an experienced professional seeking to break into strategy consulting, Case Master will be an investment into your professional future and will help you develop higher levels of both competence and confidence. Go beyond the resources that competing contenders already know and dare to become a Case Master. |
| case study interview frameworks: Cracking the PM Interview Gayle Laakmann McDowell, Jackie Bavaro, 2013 How many pizzas are delivered in Manhattan? How do you design an alarm clock for the blind? What is your favorite piece of software and why? How would you launch a video rental service in India? This book will teach you how to answer these questions and more. Cracking the PM Interview is a comprehensive book about landing a product management role in a startup or bigger tech company. Learn how the ambiguously-named PM (product manager / program manager) role varies across companies, what experience you need, how to make your existing experience translate, what a great PM resume and cover letter look like, and finally, how to master the interview: estimation questions, behavioral questions, case questions, product questions, technical questions, and the super important pitch. |
| case study interview frameworks: Understanding and Evaluating Research Sue L. T. McGregor, 2017-10-25 Understanding and Evaluating Research: A Critical Guide shows students how to be critical consumers of research and to appreciate the power of methodology as it shapes the research question, the use of theory in the study, the methods used, and how the outcomes are reported. The book starts with what it means to be a critical and uncritical reader of research, followed by a detailed chapter on methodology, and then proceeds to a discussion of each component of a research article as it is informed by the methodology. The book encourages readers to select an article from their discipline, learning along the way how to assess each component of the article and come to a judgment of its rigor or quality as a scholarly report. |
| case study interview frameworks: The Case Interview: 20 Days to Ace the Case Destin Whitehurst, Erin Robinson, 2016-02-11 Game-changing tips and tricks to nail the case interview and launch your consulting career. Management consultants Destin Whitehurst and Erin Robinson give you need-to-know techniques for polishing your poise and tightening your case interview skills. 20 Days to Ace the Case Interview preps you with the nuts and bolts of the case interview process with daily exercises, mock interviews, and industry know-how designed to help you ace your interview. Think of this book as your twenty-day intensive, management consulting boot camp, the perfect supplement to your arsenal of case interview lessons and material. With this guidebook, you will: Gain day-by-day structure: Daily case interview exercises progressively prep you Ask the right questions: Fundamental frameworks teach you exactly what to ask under pressure Learn from the pros: Review real-life stories from consulting experts Uncover unique strategies: Discover custom-developed case interview tips straight from the authors Go off script: Adapt what you’ve learned with our bonus case interview guides |
| case study interview frameworks: Case Interview Questions for Tech Companies Lewis Lin, 2016-10-04 Case Interview Questions for Tech Companies provides 155 practice questions and answers to conquer case interviews for the following tech roles: Marketing Operations Finance Strategy Analytics Business Development Supplier or Vendor Management ...and Product Management -- QUESTIONS COVERED IN THE BOOK Here are some of the questions covered in the book: Marketing Create a marketing campaign for Microsoft Office 365. Write a media statement to respond to Uber mischaracterizations voiced in a taxi leader's newspaper op-ed. Operations Describe how Apple's supply chain works. What challenges does Apple face on a day-to-day basis? What's the bottleneck for an Amazon Robot Picker? And what is the capacity of the assembly line, in units per hour? During the holiday season, Amazon customers shipped 200 orders per second. Amazon's data science team discovered that the average number of orders waiting to be shipped was 20,650. How long did the average Amazon order wait to be shipped? Finance What should Apple consider before implementing a shop-in-shop store inside Best Buy? If you projected a $500M expense and the variance came in at $1M, what are some of the explanations for why that is happening? Be prepared to give more than three scenarios. Business Development A car dealer partner wants to stop doing business with Uber. What should you do? How would you identify university faculty to source content for an online university? Strategy If you could open a Google store anywhere, where would it be and why? Give your analysis of several recent acquisitions that Google has made. Analytics What top metrics would you track for the Tinder online dating app? If 1,000 people opened the Uber app during one hour, how many cars do you need? Product Management Let's say we wanted to implement an Amazon Mayday-like feature in Gmail. How would that work? How would you any Microsoft product to a restaurant? AUTHOR BIO Lewis C. Lin, former Google and Microsoft executive, has trained thousands of candidates to get ready for tech interviews, using his proven interview techniques. Lewis' students have received offers from the most coveted firms including Google, Facebook, Uber, Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, Dell and HP. Lewis has a bachelor's in computer science from Stanford University and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. He's the author of several bestsellers including Interview Math, Rise Above the Noise as well as Decode and Conquer. HERE'S WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THE AUTHOR Got the Amazon offer, with an initial package that was $100K more than what I currently make at [a top 5 tech company]. It's a dream job for the role of Principal Product Manager for a [special project]. - Q.K. Just signed the offer for a Google product marketing manager role. Your tips helped me relax and concentrate, so the time went by quickly even though it was really a tough interview. - D.E. I had my in-person interviews down at Facebook last week and got my offer letter the next day! You were definitely a huge help in preparing for the interviews. - L.S. |
| case study interview frameworks: Decode and Conquer Lewis C. Lin, 2013-11-28 Land that Dream Product Manager Job...TODAYSeeking a product management position?Get Decode and Conquer, the world's first book on preparing you for the product management (PM) interview. Author and professional interview coach, Lewis C. Lin provides you with an industry insider's perspective on how to conquer the most difficult PM interview questions. Decode and Conquer reveals: Frameworks for tackling product design and metrics questions, including the CIRCLES Method(tm), AARM Method(tm), and DIGS Method(tm) Biggest mistakes PM candidates make at the interview and how to avoid them Insider tips on just what interviewers are looking for and how to answer so they can't say NO to hiring you Sample answers for the most important PM interview questions Questions and answers covered in the book include: Design a new iPad app for Google Spreadsheet. Brainstorm as many algorithms as possible for recommending Twitter followers. You're the CEO of the Yellow Cab taxi service. How do you respond to Uber? You're part of the Google Search web spam team. How would you detect duplicate websites? The billboard industry is under monetized. How can Google create a new product or offering to address this? Get the Book that's Recommended by Executives from Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle & VMWare...TODAY |
| case study interview frameworks: The Lean Product Playbook Dan Olsen, 2015-05-21 The missing manual on how to apply Lean Startup to build products that customers love The Lean Product Playbook is a practical guide to building products that customers love. Whether you work at a startup or a large, established company, we all know that building great products is hard. Most new products fail. This book helps improve your chances of building successful products through clear, step-by-step guidance and advice. The Lean Startup movement has contributed new and valuable ideas about product development and has generated lots of excitement. However, many companies have yet to successfully adopt Lean thinking. Despite their enthusiasm and familiarity with the high-level concepts, many teams run into challenges trying to adopt Lean because they feel like they lack specific guidance on what exactly they should be doing. If you are interested in Lean Startup principles and want to apply them to develop winning products, this book is for you. This book describes the Lean Product Process: a repeatable, easy-to-follow methodology for iterating your way to product-market fit. It walks you through how to: Determine your target customers Identify underserved customer needs Create a winning product strategy Decide on your Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Design your MVP prototype Test your MVP with customers Iterate rapidly to achieve product-market fit This book was written by entrepreneur and Lean product expert Dan Olsen whose experience spans product management, UX design, coding, analytics, and marketing across a variety of products. As a hands-on consultant, he refined and applied the advice in this book as he helped many companies improve their product process and build great products. His clients include Facebook, Box, Hightail, Epocrates, and Medallia. Entrepreneurs, executives, product managers, designers, developers, marketers, analysts and anyone who is passionate about building great products will find The Lean Product Playbook an indispensable, hands-on resource. |
| case study interview frameworks: The Consulting Apprenticeship Steve Shu, 2015-07-16 The Consulting Apprenticeship is written for business professionals and consultants with a focus on nuances passed on during apprenticeship regarding consulting delivery. Business professionals can benefit with a jump-start approach to applying consulting principles to their business. Designed for the busy professional, The Consulting Apprenticeship is a book of forty, quick-read ideas. These forty, short chapters are divided into four sections: Consulting Mindset - This section covers consulting ways of thinking and can be adopted by both company personnel and consultants. Consulting Techniques - This section covers specific tactics and toolkit methods when using consultative approaches in the trenches as either a company- or consulting firm-practitioner. Consulting Mastery - This section covers advanced perspectives on consulting and may be more useful to either company personnel evaluating consultants or mid- to senior-level consultants. Consulting Special Situations - Whereas the prior sections are applicable to a wide variety of situations, this section covers more infrequent, specific business situations involving consultative approaches in the trenches as either a company- or consulting firm-practitioner. Each chapter of the book concludes with an optional, takeaway exercise. The exercises vary widely in terms of level of involvement. For example, in some cases you can refer to online material. In other cases, you can engage in deeper thinking or apply the concepts over an extended period of time. However you choose to use this book, consulting mastery is a lifelong pursuit. I hope this book helps you with your journey. Stephen Shu Praise for The Consulting Apprenticeship When one of the companies I worked for needed help taking its consulting organization to the next level, I hired Steve Shu. His ability to drive our management team - all with different opinions on what we should or should not do - to a 'so-what' conclusion and pragmatic next steps gave us the jump start we needed. He is one of the best and deeply understands how consulting organizations should work. His book provides great techniques as well as tools you can use immediately. - Prakash Panjwani, CEO at WatchGuard Technologies, former President and CEO of SafeNet Steve Shu has put together a comprehensive guide to the all-important nuts and bolts of being a great consultant. The information in Chapter 21, 'Eight Secret Weapons of the Modern Consultant, ' is worth the price of the book. If you're serious about being a more effective consultant, read this book. - Michael McLaughlin, Author of Winning the Professional Services Sale and Principal Consultant at MindShare Consulting LLC; former Partner at Deloitte Steve Shu has written a hands-on, highly practical guide for new management consultants and internal corporate business strategists alike. So many projects fail because they do not practice the basic consulting project management hygiene Steve describes in chapter 11. If you are new to the trade and want to greatly increase your chance of delivering successful consulting projects, read this book. - Robert Reppa, Vice President Strategy at Johnson Controls and former Partner at Booz & Company Steve Shu has written a Rosetta Stone for both new and experienced consultants. Filled with forty power-packed ideas and practical chapter takeaways, Consulting Apprenticeship is structured for busy executives to easily digest each concept. A must read for those who seek to go beyond the shallow bromides of the consulting profession, and hone their skills with deeper, more meaningful approaches. - Adrian C. Ott, Award-winning author of The 24-Hour Customer, and CEO, Exponential Edge Inc, called One of Silicon Valley's most respected strategists by Consulting Magazine |
| case study interview frameworks: The Case Interview Workbook: 60 Case Questions for Management Consulting with Solutions Robert Mellon, 2018-09-14 The Case Interview Workbook contains 60 case questions for management consulting interviews, with complete solutions. Every case is compiled and edited by a team of ex-consultants from McKinsey & Company, the Boston Consulting Group, and Bain & Company. This book fills the gap left by others by providing you with plenty of high-quality cases to practice on before your interview. Many cases are from actual interviews at the top-tier firms and cannot be found elsewhere. After working through this book, you will be prepared for every type of case question you may encounter: market sizing, estimation, operations, industry analysis, pricing, growth strategy, marketing, investment, M&A, market entry, customer segmentation, profitability, valuation, logic, issue identification, cost analysis, market expansion, and brainteasers, to name a few. These cases will help you prepare for interviews at leading management consulting firms, including McKinsey & Company, The Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company, Oliver Wyman, Strategy& (formerly Booz & Company), A.T. Kearney, Roland Berger, and L.E.K, as well as for consulting roles at large firms such as Accenture, Deloitte, PwC, EY, and KPMG. Note that is a workbook, designed to complement other preparation books. You will have a hard time solving these cases without learning first elsewhere how to do so, e.g. which frameworks to use, how to use them, and how to structure a solution. |
| case study interview frameworks: The Marketing Interview Lewis Lin, 2018-05-10 In The Marketing Interview, Lewis C. Lin gives an industry insider's perspective on how to answer the most common and difficult marketing interview questions. The book will reveal: Answers to marketing interview questions Frameworks on how to tackle marketing case questions Biggest mistakes marketing candidates make at the interview Understand what interviewers are looking for, why they're looking for it, and how to deliver it This book is ideal for anyone who is interviewing any marketing role, including the most coveted roles in CPG, Tech, and Financial Services: CPG: P&G, Clorox, Kraft, Heinz, Nestle, Pepsi, Colgate, S.C. Johnson, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, Hershey Foods, Campbell Soup Company Tech: Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Uber, Dell, HP, IBM, Cisco, Paypal, Yelp, Airbnb, Pinterest Financial Services: American Express, Visa, Citi, HSBC, UBS, Barclays, Santander, Standard Chartered, And more... Questions and answers covered in the book include: What promotional strategies would you use for a Honey Nut Cheerios campaign? Develop a social good campaign for Teavana. Should Hidden Valley increase the price of its ranch dressing? Kit Kat sales declined year-over-year. Why is that, and what would you do to address it? Tell me about a terrible product that's marketed well. And more... This new second edition includes chapters on digital marketing including: A/B Testing Landing Page Testing Lead Scoring And more... |
| case study interview frameworks: Case Interviews for Beginners Stephen Pidgeon, 2014 Need to learn case interviews but don't know where to start? This book is designed to get you up and running. By using scripted examples and interviews with experienced recruiters it gives readers an understanding of what a case actually is, and how they can start to prepare. Case interviews are used extensively by most major recruiters, including McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Amazon, Google and many more, and this book contains interviews with recruiters from all of the above companies.The author, Stephen Pidgeon, is a former McKinsey consultant and interviewer who now works as a career coach at the Tuck School of Business. He coaches hundreds of candidates every year, many of whom are successful in their goal of landing their dream job. He is also the author of 'How to get a job in consulting'. |
| case study interview frameworks: Rise Above the Noise Lewis C. Lin, 2014-02 In Rise Above the Noise, the author gives an industry insider's perspective on how to answer the most common and difficult marketing interview questions. The book will reveal: Answers to marketing interview questions Frameworks on how to tackle marketing case questions Biggest mistakes marketing candidates make at the interview Understand what interviewers are looking for, why they're looking for it, and how to deliver it Questions and answers covered in the book include: What promotional strategies would you use for a Honey Nut Cheerios campaign? Develop a social good campaign for Teavana. Should Hidden Valley increase the price of its ranch dressing? Kit Kat sales declined year-over-year. Why is that, and what would you do to address it? Tell me about a terrible product that's marketed well. And more... |
| case study interview frameworks: Start with Why Simon Sinek, 2011-12-27 The inspirational bestseller that ignited a movement and asked us to find our WHY Discover the book that is captivating millions on TikTok and that served as the basis for one of the most popular TED Talks of all time—with more than 56 million views and counting. Over a decade ago, Simon Sinek started a movement that inspired millions to demand purpose at work, to ask what was the WHY of their organization. Since then, millions have been touched by the power of his ideas, and these ideas remain as relevant and timely as ever. START WITH WHY asks (and answers) the questions: why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? Why do some command greater loyalty from customers and employees alike? Even among the successful, why are so few able to repeat their success over and over? People like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers had little in common, but they all started with WHY. They realized that people won't truly buy into a product, service, movement, or idea until they understand the WHY behind it. START WITH WHY shows that the leaders who have had the greatest influence in the world all think, act and communicate the same way—and it's the opposite of what everyone else does. Sinek calls this powerful idea The Golden Circle, and it provides a framework upon which organizations can be built, movements can be led, and people can be inspired. And it all starts with WHY. |
| case study interview frameworks: Fierce Self-Compassion Dr. Kristin Neff, 2021-06-15 The author of Self-Compassion follows up her groundbreaking book with new ideas that expand our notion of self-kindness and its capacity to transform our lives, showing women how to balance tender self-acceptance with fierce action to claim their power and change the world. Kristin Neff changed how we talk about self-care with her enormously popular first book, Self-Compassion. Now, ten years and many studies later, she expands her body of work to explore a brand-new take on self-compassion. Although kindness and self-acceptance allow us to be with ourselves as we are, in all our glorious imperfection, the desire to alleviate suffering at the heart of this mindset isn't always gentle, sometimes it's fierce. We must also act courageously in order to protect ourselves from harm and injustice, say no to others so we can meet our own needs, and motivate necessary change in ourselves and society. Gender roles demand that women be soft and nurturing, not angry or powerful. But like yin and yang, the energies of fierce and tender self-compassion must be balanced for wholeness and wellbeing. Drawing on a wealth of research, her personal life story and empirically supported practices, Neff demonstrates how women can use fierce and tender self-compassion to succeed in the workplace, engage in caregiving without burning out, be authentic in relationships, and end the silence around sexual harassment and abuse. Most women intuitively recognize fierceness as part of their true nature, but have been discouraged from developing it. Women must reclaim their power in order to create a healthier society and find lasting happiness. In this wise, caring, and enlightening book, Neff shows women how to reclaim balance within themselves, so they can help restore balance in the world. |
| case study interview frameworks: Grokking the System Design Interview Design Gurus, 2021-12-18 This book (also available online at www.designgurus.org) by Design Gurus has helped 60k+ readers to crack their system design interview (SDI). System design questions have become a standard part of the software engineering interview process. These interviews determine your ability to work with complex systems and the position and salary you will be offered by the interviewing company. Unfortunately, SDI is difficult for most engineers, partly because they lack experience developing large-scale systems and partly because SDIs are unstructured in nature. Even engineers who've some experience building such systems aren't comfortable with these interviews, mainly due to the open-ended nature of design problems that don't have a standard answer. This book is a comprehensive guide to master SDIs. It was created by hiring managers who have worked for Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Amazon. The book contains a carefully chosen set of questions that have been repeatedly asked at top companies. What's inside? This book is divided into two parts. The first part includes a step-by-step guide on how to answer a system design question in an interview, followed by famous system design case studies. The second part of the book includes a glossary of system design concepts. Table of Contents First Part: System Design Interviews: A step-by-step guide. Designing a URL Shortening service like TinyURL. Designing Pastebin. Designing Instagram. Designing Dropbox. Designing Facebook Messenger. Designing Twitter. Designing YouTube or Netflix. Designing Typeahead Suggestion. Designing an API Rate Limiter. Designing Twitter Search. Designing a Web Crawler. Designing Facebook's Newsfeed. Designing Yelp or Nearby Friends. Designing Uber backend. Designing Ticketmaster. Second Part: Key Characteristics of Distributed Systems. Load Balancing. Caching. Data Partitioning. Indexes. Proxies. Redundancy and Replication. SQL vs. NoSQL. CAP Theorem. PACELC Theorem. Consistent Hashing. Long-Polling vs. WebSockets vs. Server-Sent Events. Bloom Filters. Quorum. Leader and Follower. Heartbeat. Checksum. About the Authors Designed Gurus is a platform that offers online courses to help software engineers prepare for coding and system design interviews. Learn more about our courses at www.designgurus.org. |
| case study interview frameworks: The Product Manager Interview Lewis C. Lin, 2017-11-06 NOTE: This is the NEWER 3rd edition for the book formerly titled PM Interview Questions. -- 164 Actual PM Interview Questions From the creator of the CIRCLES Method(TM), The Product Manager Interview is a resource you don't want to miss. The world's expert in product management interviews, Lewis C. Lin, gives readers 164 practice questions to gain product management (PM) proficiency and master the PM interview including: Google Facebook Amazon Uber Dropbox Microsoft Fully Solved Solutions The book contains fully solved solutions so readers can learn, improve and do their best at the PM interview. Here are questions and sample answers you'll find in the book: Product Design How would you design an ATM for elderly people? Should Google build a Comcast-like TV cable service? Instagram currently supports 3 to 15 second videos. We're considering supporting videos of unlimited length. How would you modify the UX to accommodate this? Pricing How would you go about pricing UberX or any other new Uber product? Let's say Google created a teleporting device: which market segments would you go after? How would you price it? Metrics Imagine you are the Amazon Web Services (AWS) PM in Sydney. What are the top three metrics you'd look at? Facebook users have declined 20 percent week over week. Diagnose the problem. How would you fix the issue? Ideal Complement to Decode and Conquer Many of you have read the PM interview frameworks revealed in Decode and Conquer, including the CIRCLES(TM), AARM(TM) and DIGS(TM) Methods. The Product Manager Interview is the perfect complement to Decode and Conquer. With over 160 practice questions, you'll see what the best PM interview responses look and feel like. Brand New Third Edition Many of the sample answers have been re-written from scratch. The sample answers are now stronger and easier to follow. In total, thousands of changes have made in this brand new third edition of the book. Preferred by the World's Top Universities Here's what students and staff have to say about the Lewis C. Lin: DUKE UNIVERSITY I was so touched by your presentation this morning. It was really helpful. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN I can say your class is the best that I have ever attended. I will definitely use knowledge I learned today for future interviews. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY I'd like to let you know that your workshop today is super awesome! It's the best workshop I have been to since I came to Columbia Business School. Thank you very much for the tips, frameworks, and the very clear and well-structured instruction! UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN I wanted to reiterate how much I enjoyed your workshops today. Thank you so much for taking time out and teaching us about these much-needed principles and frameworks. I actually plan to print out a few slides and paste them on my walls! CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY I'm a very big admirer of your work. We, at Tepper, follow your books like the Bible. As a former associate product manager, I was able to connect your concepts back to my work experience back and Pragmatic Marketing training. I'm really looking forward to apply your teachings. |
| case study interview frameworks: Case Closed Sean Huang, 2020-11-27 Case Closed is an award-winning, detailed guide to acing the consulting interview. Other consulting prep materials are written by those who have been out of the industry for decades. Case Closed is the only guide written by former McKinsey consultants and interviewers who have been intimately involved in the interview process in the last 2 years. This authoritative resource covers some never-covered-before topics, including: How to write your resume to attract the attention of resume-graders and recruiters at McKinsey, Bain, and BCG Why the personal experience (fit) interview matters, what interviewers are probing for, and what types of experiences to prep How the interviewers evaluate your case performance: what matters, and what doesn't How to tackle non-traditional cases that interviewers may throw at you, which no canned framework from the typical case interview books can help with How to prep if you have 60 days, 30 days, or just 2 weeks before your expected first interview How to hack both in-person interactions and video interview interactions, in a time of COVID-19 The surprisingly good - and surprisingly bad - questions to ask your interviewer during Q&A How to master innovative, universally-adaptable case interview frameworks. Any candidate can regurgitate the frameworks from Case In Point or Case Interview Secrets; nothing there will wow an interviewer Countless example cases spanning profitability, new market entry, new product / growth, pricing, M&A, and even non-traditional archetypes Whether you are a current undergrad or MBA looking for an internship or full-time role, or an experienced professional, Case Closed is an investment into your professional future. Stand out from the pack with the latest, cutting-edge secrets to wow your consulting case interviewers. Sean Huang's former proteges span undergraduates, MBAs, advanced degree holders, and experienced hires. These students have landed job offers at top consulting firms, including McKinsey, BCG, and Bain; many have also used the structured thinking he has taught them to land roles at Goldman Sachs IBD, Google BizOps & Strategy, as well as at Fortune 500 strategy groups. Case Closed has been a lifesaver. It truly contains everything you need to know to ace your consulting interviews and Sean explains things in a clear manner that is easy to understand. After studying Case Closed, I landed my dream job at McKinsey and I've raved about this book to all my friends.-McKinsey New York full time offer, Wharton MBA I used to be intimidated by the notorious consulting case interviews. For anyone looking to get a job offer to a top consulting firm, Case Closed is honestly the best interview prep book (and I've read all of them). The case interviews in Case Closed were by far the best and most similar to the cases I got in the actual interviews.-Bain San Francisco internship offer, UC Berkeley Haas (undergraduate) In my panic, I read all of the case interview frameworks from different case prep books. And that ended up confusing me more because there were so many frameworks but no easy way to remember when to use what. Case Closed walks you through the interview process in such a great way that I started loving case interviews and landed the job. -BCG Boston full time offer, University of Virginia (undergraduate) |
Case Interview Frameworks Cheat Sheet
Mix and match these frameworks to solve your next case! Here are samples of the eight “starter” frameworks you need to know! • What is our client pricing products at? • How has pricing …
Case Interview Workbook - Accenture
5 Case Interview Workbook CASE INTERVIEW SUCCESS FACTORS • Understand the case situation and what is being asked • Analyze the case issues and potential solutions in a …
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• The classic and most common type of case interview is the business case, in which you’re presented with a business scenario and asked to analyze it and make recommendations. • …
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Whatever the case, these advantages are usually defensible and not easily copied. In evaluating business cases using the Five Cs framework, you should look for those unique qualities that a …
Case Study Interview Frameworks (Download Only)
This article delves into the core principles of effective case study interview frameworks, providing you with the tools to not only survive but thrive in this crucial stage of the hiring process. We'll …
Case Interview Basics - University of Texas at San Antonio
Case interviews will vary greatly depending on the employer, so use this guide to understand the essentials of a case interview to inform your study/research process. Fit Interview 10-15 mins. …
Case Interview Frameworks
Don’t be afraid to create your own framework, as long as it is logical, appropriate and transparent to the interviewer. Determine The Key Drivers Bottom Up or Top Down? Calculate Use Round …
Case Interview - Frameworks
MINI FRAMEWORKS 1. Internal & External Best for starting a case for instant structure Internal factors: company, product, etc. External factors: industry, competition, etc. 2. Qualitative & …
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Case Interview Preparation - Simon-Kucher
Scenario-based job interviews that test problem solving skills. In a case interview, candidates are usually asked to solve a business challenge. The challenge is often a toned-down version of a …
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In this guide, we’ve synthesized lessons we’ve learned from our time preparing for consulting interviews to bring you a short and effective tool to help you understand two things: what …
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Candidate-Led Case interviews are typically about 30 minutes. You and interviewer have some small talk, and then the interviewer begins reading the case. You write down facts of the case, …
case interview preparation - Boston College
There is a large amount of preparation that needs to go into getting ready for case interviews. The interviewers expect you to come in prepared, with solid frameworks and structured ideas, …
WHARTON CONSULTING CLUB CASEBOOK - Case Interview
Interview Process • Case interview – involves solving a business problems • Work closely with senior management on the client side business case; candidate expected to drive towards a …
How to Prepare for a Case Interview - McGill University
How should you prepare for a case interview? 1. Become familiar with business frameworks, which can help you structure your thought process. Some commonly used frameworks …
UCL Careers preparing for your consulting case interview
features video-based content looking at what a case study interview is, how to approach case study questions, presentation tips, and sample case study interviews. • MBACASE: This case …
WHAT IS A CASE STUDY INTERVIEW - eng.umd.edu
Case studies: Case studies are descriptions of real or hypothetical business problems. Candidates are expected to understand, analyze, and recommend solutions to these …
SLIDE TEMPLATE CONSULTING CASE INTERVIEW …
Though it is important to develop a framework specific to the case you are solving, having a working knowledge of a few standard frameworks is a good place to start. Some frameworks …
Case Interview Frameworks
Use this framework when Company A is looking to acquire or merge with Company B, AND the two companies are different. This framework determines if there's a good fit. If Company A & B …
Case Frameworks - Connor McDowall
Listen to the Interviewer and Ask Questions. Don't rush into analysis without developing an understanding for the problem. Structure the problem and develop a framework. Focus on high …
Case Interview Frameworks Cheat Sheet
Mix and match these frameworks to solve your next case! Here are samples of the eight “starter” frameworks you need to know! • What is our client pricing products at? • How has pricing …
Case Interview Workbook - Accenture
5 Case Interview Workbook CASE INTERVIEW SUCCESS FACTORS • Understand the case situation and what is being asked • Analyze the case issues and potential solutions in a …
Boston University Questrom School of Business Case …
• The classic and most common type of case interview is the business case, in which you’re presented with a business scenario and asked to analyze it and make recommendations. • …
CASE INTERVIEW FRAMEWORKS - THE CONSULTING SOCIETY
Whatever the case, these advantages are usually defensible and not easily copied. In evaluating business cases using the Five Cs framework, you should look for those unique qualities that a …
Case Study Interview Frameworks (Download Only)
This article delves into the core principles of effective case study interview frameworks, providing you with the tools to not only survive but thrive in this crucial stage of the hiring process. We'll …
Case Interview Basics - University of Texas at San Antonio
Case interviews will vary greatly depending on the employer, so use this guide to understand the essentials of a case interview to inform your study/research process. Fit Interview 10-15 mins. …
Case Interview Frameworks
Don’t be afraid to create your own framework, as long as it is logical, appropriate and transparent to the interviewer. Determine The Key Drivers Bottom Up or Top Down? Calculate Use Round …
Case Interview - Frameworks
MINI FRAMEWORKS 1. Internal & External Best for starting a case for instant structure Internal factors: company, product, etc. External factors: industry, competition, etc. 2. Qualitative & …
Case Interview Marathon Workshop Slides
1. Case Interview Basics 2. Case Interviewer Mindset & Criteria 3. How to Open, Analyze & Close a Business Case 4. Demonstration of Common Cases & Frameworks 5. How to Practice Case …
Case Interview Preparation - Simon-Kucher
Scenario-based job interviews that test problem solving skills. In a case interview, candidates are usually asked to solve a business challenge. The challenge is often a toned-down version of a …
Interviewing with Consulting Firms - Pennsylvania State …
In this guide, we’ve synthesized lessons we’ve learned from our time preparing for consulting interviews to bring you a short and effective tool to help you understand two things: what …
Case Interview Prep Workshop for Beginners - Boston University
Candidate-Led Case interviews are typically about 30 minutes. You and interviewer have some small talk, and then the interviewer begins reading the case. You write down facts of the case, …
case interview preparation - Boston College
There is a large amount of preparation that needs to go into getting ready for case interviews. The interviewers expect you to come in prepared, with solid frameworks and structured ideas, …
WHARTON CONSULTING CLUB CASEBOOK - Case Interview
Interview Process • Case interview – involves solving a business problems • Work closely with senior management on the client side business case; candidate expected to drive towards a …
How to Prepare for a Case Interview - McGill University
How should you prepare for a case interview? 1. Become familiar with business frameworks, which can help you structure your thought process. Some commonly used frameworks include: …
UCL Careers preparing for your consulting case interview
features video-based content looking at what a case study interview is, how to approach case study questions, presentation tips, and sample case study interviews. • MBACASE: This case …
WHAT IS A CASE STUDY INTERVIEW - eng.umd.edu
Case studies: Case studies are descriptions of real or hypothetical business problems. Candidates are expected to understand, analyze, and recommend solutions to these problems. …
SLIDE TEMPLATE CONSULTING CASE INTERVIEW …
Though it is important to develop a framework specific to the case you are solving, having a working knowledge of a few standard frameworks is a good place to start. Some frameworks …
